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2023 Archive

March 29, 2023 Construction industry capacity & housing demand; Extreme temperature funding
March 22, 2023 Immigration policy & housing supply; Old growth session; Housing Accelerator Fund
March 15, 2023 50 panelists confirmed for HousingBCTogether; Poverty Reduction Committee; Asset Management funding
March 14, 2023 Consultation on provincial permitting for new homes – deadline March 21
March 8, 2023 Housing BC Together; Resolution responses; Executive meeting highlights; NextGen 911
March 1, 2023 Housing BC Together; Medical cannabis concerns; Regional District forum; Funding & Resources update
February 28, 2023 BC Budget highlights
February 22, 2023 UBCM housing summit; Province doubles funding for emergency preparedness
February 15, 2023 Old growth implementation; Pat Wallace; RCMP Auxiliary program
February 14, 2023 Registration opens for UBCM's housing summit
February 8, 2023 Applications open for Excellence Awards; Fund supports reconciliation with urban Indigenous communities
February 1, 2023 Illicit drug decriminalization; Elected official seminars; Funding & resources update
January 25, 2023 Appointments to UBCM Executive; Group benefits for elected officials
January 18, 2023 UBCM province-wide housing summit; RD Forum; Illicit drug decriminalization
January 11, 2023 2023 Elected Official Seminars; RCMP policing; Evacuation route planning
January 4, 2022 Funding & resources for local government; Coastal Marine Strategy

2022 Archive
- December 21, 2022 Canada Community-Building Fund annual report
- December 14, 2022 Poverty reduction funding; RCMP contract update; Local Government fact sheets
- December 7, 2022 Resources for creating, updating Codes of Conduct; UBCM Executive nominations; Funding & Resources update
- November 30, 2022 New funding for front line policing; Executive highlights; FireSmart summit
- November 23, 2022 Safer Communities Action Plan; Nominations for UBCM Executive; LGLA Elected Official seminars
- November 16, 2022 Flood strategy input; Utilities Commission inquiry; Rural economic development funding; Open net pen
- November 9, 2022 Provincial connectivity funding intake; Agriculture resources for local governments
- November 2, 2022 New responsible conduct resource; Broadband service map; Funding & Resources
- October 26, 2022 Federal Cannabis Act Review; Consultation on Building Official Fees
- October 19, 2022 Repeat offender recommendations; Asset Management conference; Cyber Security
- October 12, 2022 UBCM seeks 911 service improvements; Cybersecurity; Group Benefits
- October 5, 2022 Eby housing plan; Firesmart; Building Code review
- September 28, 2022 Provincial response on 2021 resolutions; Asset Management BC conference program; RCMP contract committee input; Food costs and climate change input
- September 21, 2022 Permanent transit fund consultation; Convention survey, photos
- September 16, 2022 Premier Horgan; top media stories; final resolutions from UBCM convention
- September 15, 2022 Local government news from the UBCM Convention
- September 14, 2022 Local government news from the UBCM Convention
- September 13, 2022 Local government news from the UBCM Convention
- September 12, 2022 Local government news from the UBCM Convention
- September 7, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
- August 31, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
- August 24, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
- August 17, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
- August 12, 2022 2022 UBCM resolutions and annual report
- August 10, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
- August 3, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
- July 27, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
- July 20, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
- July 13, 2022 Heat Preparedness Webinar; UBCM Employment Opportunity
- July 6, 2022 Emergency preparedness grants renewed; Election resources; Funding & resources update
- June 22, 2022 UBCM Convention registration; Provincial Climate Preparedness & Adaptation strategy; FireSmart intake
- June 15, 2022 Input sought for convention forums; EMBC revised timeline; Extension for patio approvals; Input on bylaw adjudication
- June 8, 2022 Heat preparedness plan; Call for nominations to UBCM Executive; Asset Management & climate change
- June 1, 2022 2022 convention resolutions & session proposals; UBCM Executive meeting highlights
- May 18, 2022 Collective agreement concerns; Covid-19 results; Community Garden toolkits
- May 11, 2022 Policing townhall; Extreme heat funding; Disaster financial assistance
- May 4, 2022 Feedback requested on provincial responses to COVID-19; Policing recommendations; Single use and plastic waste prevention
- April 27, 2022 Ukrainian support; Convention session proposals; Excellence Awards; Bonding strategy for industrial projects; RCMP
- April 13, 2022 Local government discussions with Public Safety Canada; Emergency Management legislation
- April 8, 2022 Special Edition - Federal Budget 2022 Highlights
- April 6, 2022 Strategic Priorities Fund Intake; Annual Expenditure Reporting now available; Employment Opportunities; FireSmart Conference
- April 1, 2022 Strategic Priorities Fund Intake; Annual Expenditure Reporting now available; Employment Opportunities; FireSmart Conference
- March 23, 2022 UBCM report shows housing supply keeping pace with population growth
- March 16, 2022 Broadband input sought; Roadblock to Reconciliation
- March 9, 2022 Province responds to 2021 Resolutions; Local Government-Indigenous Relations survey; Child Care consultations
- March 2, 2022 UBCM Executive meeting; FireSmart Conference; LGLA Forum; Funding & Resources
- February 22, 2022 Budget takes aim at climate action, disaster recovery & emergency preparedness
- February 16, 2022 Internet speed report out; Funding for homelessness; Watershed security webinar; Physical capital workshop; C2C Reconciliation funding; PRIMECorp representative
- February 9, 2022 Throne Speech; RCMP Contract; RD Forum; EA Forum agenda; Funding & Resources update
- February 2, 2022 Watershed security; Indigenous relations survey; Bylaw adjudication; FireSmart conference; Convention minutes
- January 26, 2022 Province, UBCM commit to review local government finance
- January 19, 2022 Asbestos abatement licensing; Social Procurement
- January 12, 2022 RCMP Contract; 2 billion trees program; Fire Services Working Groups
- January 5, 2022 LGLA, EA Directors' Forums postponed; Changes to Accessible BC Act; Funding & Resources
2021 Archive
- December 15, 2021 Executive November meeting highlights; Vaccine mandates; Seniors' transportation survey; Appointments sought
- December 8, 2021 UBCM, FCM call for local govt participation in disaster response committee
- November 30, 2021 Response from Minister Eby; Retroactive RCMP costs; 2022 Convention hotel block
- November 24, 2021 Policing modernization; Throne Speech; EA Director Forum; ALR housing flexibility
- November 17, 2021 What the weather is telling us; UBCM seeks clarity from Minister Eby on housing comments
- November 10, 2021 Old Growth deferrals; LGLA Forum; Decriminalization for personal possession
- November 3, 2021 Regulation urged for short-term rentals; Surrey Policing transition; Funding & Resources update
- October 27, 2021 Legislative amendments to development approvals and to code of conduct; RCMP body worn cameras; EAD Forum; Asset Management series
- October 20, 2021 Province seeks input on forest policy modernization
- October 6, 2021 Funding & resources update; Illicit Drug decriminalization webinar
- September 29, 2021 Public safety modernization; Decriminalization of illicit drugs; First Nation-Municipal CED Funding
- September 22, 2021 Planning for Truth and Reconciliation day; Convention survey; 2020 resolution responses; Evacuation grants; FireSmart BC
- September 17, 2021 Convention Round Up Day 4: Premier commits to MOU on finance; Convention survey
- September 16, 2021 Convention Round Up Day 3: Preparing for the next heat dome; Resolutions Decisions; Mercer comes full circle
- September 15, 2021 Convention Round Up Day 2: Financial resiliency policy paper endorsed; Resolutions decisions; UBCM election results
- September 14, 2021 Convention Round Up Day 1: Truth & Reconciliation; MOU on First Nations Negotiations
- September 13, 2021 Convention Kick-Off Networking Night; UBCM Budget & Auditor's Report
- September 8, 2021 Forest policy workshop; UBCM support for PHO; Accessibility Act; Convention resolutions
- September 1, 2021: Convention panel to feature Dix, Henry & Wagstaffe; Cabinet panel sessions; Funding & Resources
- August 25, 2021: Truth & Reconciliation; Affordable Housing session; Networking at UBCM convention
- August 18, 2021: Countdown to Convention; FireSmart; Community to Community Forum
- August 12, 2021: Convention resolutions; Local Govt Finance Policy Paper; Annual Report; Nominations Report
- August 11, 2021: Convention program; DRIPA action plan; National Infrastructure Assessment; Funding & Resources
- July 28, 2021: DRIPA consultation extended; Executive meeting highlights; FireSmart BC webinar; Auxiliary Program update
- July 21, 2021: Provincial State of Emergency, Decriminalization policy process; New meat regulations
- July 14, 2021: Hon. Murray Sinclair highlights Convention panel; ALR residential flexibility; Forest policy engagement
- July 7, 2021: Active Transportation Grants; Provincial Accessibility Committee; In Memoriam: Michael Coleman; UBCM Executive nominations
- June 30, 2021: Tentative deal with RCMP union; Convention Registration; UNDRIP; Community Resiliency Funding
- June 23, 2021: 2021 Convention Theme and Registration; Expert Panel on Supply and Affordability Final Report; FireSmart BC workshops, LUC termination
- June 16, 2021: Climate Preparedness & Adaptation; RCMP Contract; Hazardous Waste Regulations
- June 9, 2021: Advocacy Days; MMIWG action plan; EA Director meeting; Auxiliary policing
- June 2, 2021: UBCM response to CARIP cancellation; Forestry Policy Intentions paper; UBCM Executive nominations
- May 31, 2021: Special Edition — Time for mourning and call to action
- May 26, 2021: UBCM paramountcy response, Road safety strategy
- May 19, 2021: Advocacy Days 2021, Asset Management Awareness, Resolution submissions
- May 12, 2021: Local Government Awareness Week; FireSmart Symposium; Internet speed study
- May 5, 2021: Funding & Resource Update; Internet Speed Study Underway
- April 28, 2021: Updated 2021 resolutions process; Excellence Awards deadline extended; Rail proximity initiative; Railway Association webinar; RCMP Update
- April 21, 2021: Preventing & responding to elected official conduct issues; Provincial resolution responses
- April 20, 2021: Special Edition - Provincial Budget Highlights
- April 19, 2021: Special Edition - Federal Budget 2021 Highlights
- April 14, 2021: Mercer coming to 2021 UBCM Convention; Local Government Awareness Week; Housing Needs funding
- April 7, 2021: Active Transportation planning grant; Funding & Resources update; Convention Minutes
- March 31, 2021: Doubling federal gas tax; Professional governance webinar; Electric vehicle rates; Entrepreneurship pilot extended; DFO consultation; Scholarships
- March 24, 2021: External resources for Councils & Boards; RCMP dispatch costs; 2021 CEO Forum
- March 17, 2021: UBCM advocacy update; Internet speed study; FireSmart symposium; Firearms legislation; Small Communities travel fund
- March 10, 2021: Campaign finance changes; Development Approval funding; Reforming the Police Act
- March 3, 2021: Executive Meeting Highlights; C2C Forum; Funding & Resources; Drought Level Proposal
- February 24, 2021: Strengthening Communities' Services funding; Excellence Awards; Asset Management funding; Agricultural wildfire support; 2 Billion Trees; Universal broadband; FireSmart Symposium
- February 17, 2021: RCMP Contract committee nominations; EA Forum follow-up; Child care planning webinar
- February 10, 2021: Streetlight conversion application; Aquaculture Act; Net Pen transition; BC Economic Summit
- February 3, 2021: UBCM Police Act submission; Economic recovery funding; Rail safety; Childcare planning
- January 27, 2021: Clean Coast, Clean Waters Initiative Fund; RCMP Fraud Awareness; Building Officials Qualifications Webinar; LGLA Registration Extended
- January 20, 2021: Anticipating RCMP unionization; Approaching funding deadlines
- January 13, 2021: UBCM advocacy update; EA/LGLA forums; RCMP contract feedback
- January 6, 2021: Federal Gas Tax Fund annual report; Procedure bylaw guide; Funding & Resources update
2020 Archive
- December 16, 2020: Housing Supply Panel; Disaster Mitigation Funding: New Poverty Reduction intake; EA Forum
- December 9, 2020: Federal UNDRIP legislation; Guidance for meetings; Throne Speech
- December 2, 2020: UBCM Climate Action Recommendations; New COVID Resilience, Flood Hazard, Small Biz Funding
- November 25, 2020: Coquitlam granted appeal of BCUC order; EA Director Forum; Short term rental guide
- November 18, 2020: Small Communities Active Transportation Survey; Contaminated Sites Regulation Amendments Webinars
- November 10, 2020: Universal Broadband Fund; MLAs with local govt experience
- November 5, 2020: Safe Restart funds for local Government; February 2021 LGLA Forum
- November 4, 2020: RCMP contract; Gas Tax Fund; Funding & Resources update
- October 28, 2020: Federal Housing Initiatives; UBCM Planners and Calendars; RCMP Contract Update
- October 21, 2020: Election platforms compared; Organic Infrastructure & Collection program
- October 14, 2020: 2020 Election Platform
- October 7, 2020: Electronic meetings guidance; PRIMECorp; Funding & Resources update
- September 30, 2020: Emergency Program Act; Rapid Housing; Hospitality sector measures
- September 24, 2020: Convention Day 3: Leaders’ addresses; UBCM election results; Convention evaluation
- September 23, 2020: Convention Day 2: Resolution decisions; Throne Speech; Community Excellence Award winners
- September 22, 2020: Convention Day 1: Leadership Reimagined; Public Transit Post-COVID
- September 21, 2020: Party leaders' speeches; Federal address at Convention
- September 17, 2020: $540 million for local government operations
- September 16, 2020: Old growth; plastics bylaws; EA Directors session; first responders consultation
- September 9, 2020: Life after COVID; Housing needs report; Gaps in seniors care
- September 2, 2020: Confronting systemic racism; Active transportation grants; Funding & resources update
- August 26, 2020: Convention session announced, Annual Report, FireSmart funding, Indigenous-Local Government database
- August 19, 2020: UBCM convention resolutions released; Community to Community funding
- August 12, 2020: Convention Keynote Margaret Atwood; Economic recovery; Executive nominations
- July 29, 2020: Final call for UBCM Executive nominations; Updates to resolutions process; Community climate preparedness
- July 22, 2020: $1 billion earmarked for local govt, transit; RCMP settlement update; Emergency Program Act
- July 15, 2020: COVID-19 impacts to local government; climate action resolutions; Convention update
- July 8, 2020: Auxiliary policing; Convention updates; Funding & resources
- June 30, 2020: 2020 Convention resolutions process; call for nominations for UBCM Executive; registration opens next week; strata insurance legislation
- June 24, 2020: Provincial relief framework; Public transit advocacy
- June 17, 2020: MMWIG calls for justice; Fisheries Act work; 2019 resolutions additional responses; Excellence awards deadline
- June 10, 2020: RCMP unionization update; Executive meeting highlights; Improving online meetings
- June 3, 2020: Accelerated Gas Tax Fund delivery; Funding & Resources update
- May 27, 2020: UBCM Convention going virtual; New patio service process
- May 13, 2020: Advocacy for property tax deferral, transit funding & stimulus framework
- May 7, 2020: BC's Restart Program; Funding & Resources; Local Government Awareness Week
- May 4, 2020: Electronic public hearings allowed during pandemic
- April 30, 2020: Planning for the 2020 UBCM Convention
- April 27, 2020: COVID-19 Updates: Rural Internet Service; Housing Vulnerable Populations; ICBC; Tree Planting
- April 23, 2020: UBCM endorses call for Federal funding support
- April 21, 2020: Orphaned wells funding; Enforcement ticketing; Rural & Indigenous health framework
- April 16, 2020: Changes to property tax framework; Expanded CERB eligibility
- April 9, 2020: COVID-19 Provincial Orders Support Team and Call Centre, Guidance to Social Service Providers
- April 3, 2020: Financial impact of COVID-19 on local governments
- April 2, 2020: Guidelines for enforcement of COVID-19 orders; Support for renters & landlords
- March 30, 2020: COVID-19 update: critical supplies inventory; substance use risk mitigation
- March 26, 2020: COVID-19 Update: New Ministerial Orders
- March 25, 2020: UBCM COVID-19: Update 3 for Local Governments
- March 18, 2020: COVID-19 Update #2
- March 13, 2020: COVID-19 and Local Government Preparedness
- March 11, 2020: Caribou recovery planning; Housing Needs Funding; CARIP
- March 4, 2020: Property Tax Relief Legislation; Short-Term Rentals; ALR Residences
- February 26, 2020: Advocacy Days, Snuneymuxw FN, Evacuation Route Planning, EPA Feedback
- February 19, 2020: Budget Highlights; Provincial Responses to 2019 Resolutions
- February 12, 2020: Throne Speech; Climate Action; Accessibility Legislation; Funding Update
- February 5, 2020: Poverty Reduction Planning; Excellence in Sustainability; Child Care Resource
- January 29, 2020: ALR Residential Options; Gas Tax Fund Workshops; Thermal Energy Systems Review
- January 22, 2020: Micromobility Project, LGLA Forum, Mayors Caucus, Climate Action
- January 15, 2020: 2020 Resolutions; Old Growth Consultation; EAD Forum
- January 8, 2020: Emergency Program Act; Funding & Resources; EA Directors' Forum
2019 Archive
- December 18, 2019: Excellence Award; Alternate EA Directors; Pathways to Collaboration; Gas Tax; LGLA; CWF
- December 11, 2019: Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing; Responsible Conduct; Funding & Resources Update
- December 4, 2019: Commercial Vehicle Licensing; Leadership Academy; Executive Highlights
- November 27, 2019: Climate Action Special Committee; Convention Finance Report; Indigenous Cultural Training
- November 20, 2019: 911 Call Levy; Provincial Climate Preparedness & Adaptation Strategy
- November 6, 2019: Community Safety Amendment Act; LGLA & EA Forums; Community Wellness; C2C Funding
- October 30, 2019: UNDRIP; Emergency Program Act Modernization; Cannabis Edibles
- October 23, 2019: Cullen Commission; Volunteer Fire Dept. Funding; Gillian Trumper
- October 9, 2019: Expediting Cannabis Retail Approval; Campaign Tracker; Child Care funding
- October 2, 2019: Convention Resolutions and Evaluation, UBCM Group Benefits Review Deadline Today
- September 27, 2019: Convention Round Up Day 5: Resolutions Decisions
- September 26, 2019: Convention Round Up Day 4: Resolution Decisions; Emergency Program Act; Climate Awards
- September 25, 2019: Convention Round Up Day 3: Resolution Decisions; Community Excellence Award Winners; Action on Short-Term Rentals
- September 24, 2019: Convention Round Up Day 2: Cannabis Revenue Sharing; Rural Dividend Fund; Permanent Transit Funding
- September 23, 2019: Convention Round Up Day 1: Money Laundering; Strong Fiscal Futures
- September 18, 2019: Election Advocacy; Emergency Program Act; Accessibility Legislation
- September 11, 2019: Remuneration Guide for Councils & Boards; Treaty Negotiations Policy; Funding & Resources
- September 4, 2019: Climate Action; Asset Management Funding; BC Animal Health Act
- August 28, 2019: Housing Investment; Climate Action; Benefits Review
- August 21, 2019: Commercial Vehicle Licensing; Emergency Preparedness Funding; Toward Parity Projects
- August 14, 2019: 2019 Convention Resolutions; Executive Nominations; Energy Utilities Inquiry
- July 31, 2019: Plastics Action Plan; Marine Debris; Renovictions; Executive Highlights
- July 24, 2019: RCMP Bargaining Agent; Fire Fighting Eligibility Change
- July 17, 2019: Convention Finance & Sponsorship Review; Interior Forest Consultation; Funding Update
- July 10, 2019: Convention Registration; Ride-Hailing Regulations; Call for Nominations
- June 26, 2019: Resolution Process; ALR Legislation & Non-market Housing
- June 19, 2019: FireSmart Funding; Private Managed Forest Consultation
- June 12, 2019: Funding & Resources Update; Call for Nominations
- June 5, 2019: MMIWG Report Released, Forestry Engagement, Community Challenge
- May 29, 2019: Emergency Preparedness, UBCM Executive Highlights; RCMP Advisory Board
- May 23, 2019: ALC No Longer Reviewing Cannabis Production
- May 15, 2019: Local Government Awareness Week; Remuneration Survey
- May 8, 2019: Remuneration of Local Elected Officials; Code of Conduct Survey
- May 1, 2019: RCMP Input; Excellence Awards; Convention Proposals; Cannabis Survey
- April 24, 2019: Codes of Conduct Survey; Gas Tax Reporting
- April 17, 2019: Cannabis Costs Survey; Caribou Recovery Consultation; Housing Needs
- April 10, 2019: In Memoriam: Nils Jensen; Convention Sponsors; Funding Update
- April 3, 2019: Land Owner Transparency Act; Double Gas Tax Transfer; Caribou Recovery
- March 27, 2019: Poverty Reduction; Caribou Recovery; Bylaw Adjudication
- March 20, 2019: Budget Highlights; Reconciliation; Building Code Changes
- March 13, 2019: Asset Management Planning; Community Excellence Awards; Funding Update
- March 6, 2019: Advocacy Days; Employer Health Tax; Executive Meeting Highlights
- February 27, 2019: Provincial Resolution Responses; Toward Parity Webinar; Rail Proximity
- February 19, 2019: Provincial Budget Highlights
- February 13, 2019: Auditor General for Local Government; Throne Speech Highlights
- February 6, 2019: C2C Forum; Funding Update; In Memoriam: Furney & Goodacre
- January 30, 2019: Elected Officials Benefits; Mayors’ Caucus; Parksville Symposium
- January 23, 2019: Local Gov Resolutions; 2018 Grant Activities; Rail Safety Committee Rep
- January 16, 2019: Forest Practices Consultation; UBCM Executive Appointments
- January 9, 2019: Edible Cannabis; Gas Tax Fund; Ride Hailing; Funding & Resources